Film Treatment v2

Title:
Capture


Duration:
5 minutes

Main Characters:

Alex – The Protagonist. 21 years old. She is driven to take the actions she does by the threat on her sister’s life. She is a strong character that has been broken down by a situation that is beyond her capabilities. In order to get her sister back she must regain that strength and make the hard choices.

Tanya – The Victim. 14 years old. The sister of Alex. Tanya is the innocent child who must be saved. She has been caught up in a complex situation that she knows nothing about as she has no idea what her father is.

Captor – The antagonist. 45 years old. The captor’s name and loyalties remain unclear however his actions clearly make him the villain of the narrative. He is trying to obtain information about the girl’s father and what he does. He is the one who has orchestrated the plan that drives the narrative.

Synopsis:

Beginning:
Tanya stumbles her way into the middle of a field as her sister, Alex, arrives in a car. She falls to her knees and collapse. Alex sprints to Tanya lying on the ground.

Conflict:
We flashback to Tanya being held hostage. Her captor arrives back and takes a needle to her neck. He is looking for information from Tanya’s sister, information about their dad and his job in the government. Tanya escapes and foils the captors plan to trade the information for Tanya. The captor and Alex meet later that day but Alex notices Tanya is not there and speeds away.

Resolution:
Tanya manages to contact Alex and they are reunited. As Tanya lies wearily in Alex’s arms Tanya explains how she believes it was never about her. Alex suddenly jumps to a conclusion and starts frantically searching Tanya. She finds a tracker on the back of her neck. She stands up in shock to look around. BANG! The captor knocks her out.

Soundtrack/ Score:
An original score featuring violin and percussion.